DISCOVERY UNIT – BOULDER DISTRICT ATTORNEY

Felony Case Discovery

As of January 1, 2007, all initial discovery in felony cases will be scanned and provided on a compact disk as an Adobe™ .PDF file.  If charges have not yet been filed with the Court, no discovery will be provided. 

If a defendant or an attorney representing a defendant would like to obtain discovery, it must be requested from the District Attorney’s Office via the District Attorney’s website, or by e-mail, telephone, or in-person contact with our office.  A defendant will be required to provide photo identification, and an attorney must have filed an entry of appearance on behalf of a defendant before discovery will be supplied.

When discovery is requested, the staff of the Discovery Unit will create a “Request for Discovery”, which will be attached to the documents copied pursuant to the discovery request.  In routine cases, where the District Attorney’s Office already has a copy of the reports provided by law enforcement, the discovery will be available within three business days of the request.  In most cases, discovery will be available no later than 5 days after the filing of charges.  In complex cases, or when reports from the law enforcement agency must be requested, the discovery will be available after the reports have been received and copied.

All requests for discovery will be treated as continuing requests until a case is closed, so all additional discovery received in a case will be copied, provided, and must be paid for until the case is closed.

When discovery is available, it can be paid for and picked up at the District Attorney’s Office anytime between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. during regular county workdays.  At the time discovery is picked up, full payment must be made for all cases in which original or supplemental discovery is available.  No discovery will be provided if there is an outstanding order for discovery that is unpaid.  Only checks or cash can be accepted as payment for discovery.  No credit cards are accepted.

Discovery charges:

** Large volume – includes, but is not limited to, cases containing charges of Class I Felony or cases that most likely will contain more than 1,000 pages of Discovery.

If you would like to receive Discovery, please click the link below to fill out the Discovery Request form.  We will need the following information to process your request.

Felony Discovery Request

Contact:  Felony Discovery Unit
(303) 441-3783
email: DAFelonyDiscoveryRequest@bouldercounty.org